The Great Cow Race
The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith, published by HarperCollins Children’s in 2007, is a vibrant graphic novel that continues the adventures of Fone Bone and his cousins in a whimsical valley. This edition, featuring 147 pages in English, captures the essence of the beloved comic book series, showcasing the characters’ antics as they navigate the challenges of family and friendship amidst a backdrop of humor and mischief.
In this installment, Fone Bone enjoys life with Thorn and Gran’ma Ben, while his cousins Phoney and Smiley stir up trouble at the inn in Barrelhaven. As Phoney Bone devises a scheme involving a ‘mystery cow’ to manipulate the annual Cow Race, tensions rise with the looming threat of the rat creatures. Readers will find a blend of children’s fiction and comic storytelling, enriched with themes of family dynamics and the humorous chaos that ensues when the Bone cousins are involved.
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One of the most highly acclaimed comic book stories of recent times launching as a stunning full colour graphic novel series. Things seem well in the valley: Fone Bone is still living with Thorn and Gran’ma Ben, while his cousins Phoney and Smiley are working in the inn at Barrelhaven. But peace never lasts for long when the Bone cousins are around. Soon Phoney Bone is up to his old con tricks again, trying to throw the bets on the annual Cow Race with a ‘mystery cow’ – really Smiley in a cow suit. Will Phoney be run out of the valley just like he was run out of Boneville? It may not even matter, because there are dark stirrings in the woods – ominous signs that indicate the rat creatures are ready to go to war again…
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